Regents approve faculty promotions

Updated 8:30 AM June 1, 2004

Regents approve faculty promotions

By Michelle Begnoche
University Record Intern

The regents, at their May 20 meeting, approved recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of faculty members at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses.

Ann Arbor campus

From professor without tenure to professor with tenure

Philip Andrews, biological chemistry, Medical School

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Gautam Ahuja, corporate strategy and international business, Business School; Kate Barald, cell and developmental biology, Medical School; Dr. Ahmad Beydoun, neurology, Medical School; Dennis Bishop, surgery, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of microbiology and immunology, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. Carol Bradford, otorhinolaryngology, Medical School; Dr. Steven Buchman, surgery, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of neurosurgery, without tenure, Medical School); Kathleen Canning, history, LSA (also from associate professor to professor of women's studies, without tenure, LSA); Michael Chernew, health management and policy, School of Public Health (SPH) (he also is associate professor of internal medicine, without tenure, Medical School, and associate professor of economics, without tenure, LSA); Dr. Lisa Colletti, surgery, Medical School; Dr. Leslie Jane Crofford, internal medicine, Medical School; Sandra Danziger, social work, School of Social Work (SSW); Philip Deloria, history and American culture, LSA; Kathryn Dominguez, public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (also from associate professor to professor of economics, without tenure, LSA); San Duanmu, linguistics, LSA; Jeffrey Fessler, electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering (CoE) (also associate professor to professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, CoE, and associate professor to professor of radiology, without tenure, Medical School); Alec Gallimore, aerospace engineering, CoE; Dr. William Giannobile, dentistry, School of Dentistry; Mary Haan, epidemiology, SPH; Will Hansen, civil engineering, CoE; Sioban Harlow, epidemiology, SPH; Lawrence Hirschfeld, anthropology and psychology, LSA; Mark Banaszak Holl, chemistry, LSA (also from associate professor to professor of macromolecular science and engineering, without tenure, CoE); Bret Hughes, ophthalmology and visual sciences, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of molecular and integrative physiology, without tenure, Medical School); Marcia Inhorn, health behavior and health education, SPH; Sherman Jackson, Near Eastern studies, LSA; Peter Jacobson, health management and policy, SPH; Dr. Sewon Kang, dermatology, Medical School; David Kohn, dentistry, School of Dentistry (also from associate professor to professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, CoE); Kenneth Kollman, political science, LSA (also being promoted to research professor in the Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research); Mayuram Krishnan, business information technology, Business School; Rebecca Lange, geological sciences, LSA; David Martin, materials science and engineering, CoE (also associate professor to professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, and associate professor to professor of macromolecular science and engineering, without tenure, CoE); Dr. Sofia Merajver, internal medicine, Medical School; David Mindell, ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA (also from associate curator to curator, Museum of Zoology, LSA); Paul Mohai, natural resources, School of Natural Resources & Environment; Dr. Suresh Mukherji, radiology, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of otorhinolaryngology, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. Karin Muraszko, neurosurgery, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of surgery and pediatrics and communicable diseases, without tenure, Medical School); Harold Neighbors, health behavior and health education, SPH; Dr. Hanh Vu Nghiem, radiology, Medical School; Franco Nori, physics, LSA; Mark Opp, anesthesiology, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of molecular and integrative physiology, without tenure, Medical School); Xiaoqing Pan, materials science and engineering, CoE; Marc Perlin, ocean engineering, CoE (also from associate professor to professor of mechanical engineering and civil and environmental engineering, without tenure, CoE); Martin Philbert, toxicology, SPH; Dr. Lori Pierce, radiation oncology, Medical School; Georg Raithel, physics, LSA; Paul Resnick, information, School of Information; Carol Richardson, music (music education), School of Music; Christopher Ruf, atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, CoE (also associate professor to professor of electrical engineering and computer science, without tenure, CoE); Nancy Butler Songer, education, School of Education; George Steinmetz, sociology, and Germanic languages and literatures, LSA; Alan Tait, anesthesiology, Medical School; Dr. Daniel Teitelbaum, surgery, Medical School; Dr. Peter Ubel, internal medicine, Medical School; Donald Umstadter, nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, CoE (also from associate professor to professor of electrical engineering and computer science, without tenure, CoE); Dr. Cun-Yu Wang, dentistry, School of Dentistry; Lynda Welage, pharmacy, College of Pharmacy; Mark Wilson, epidemiology, SPH, and ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; Dr. Eric Young, internal medicine, Medical School; Youxue Zhang, geological sciences, LSA.

From associate professor without tenure to professor with tenure

Dr. Andrzej Dlugosz, dermatology, with tenure, Medical School; Daphna Oyserman, psychology, LSA, and social work, SSW.

From assistant professor without tenure to professor with tenure

Daniel Halberstam, law, Law School; Ellen Katz, law, Law School; Nina Mendelson, law, Law School.

From associate professor without tenure to professor without tenure

Dr. Victor Elner, pathology, Medical School (also holds an appointment as professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, with tenure, Medical School); Gerald Keeler, geological sciences, LSA (also professor of environmental health sciences, with tenure, SPH, and professor of atmospheric, oceanic, and space sciences, without tenure, CoE); Richard Keep, molecular and integrative physiology, Medical School; Scott Page, economics, LSA (also professor of political science, with tenure, LSA, and research professor, Center for Political Studies, ISR).

From assistant professor to professor without tenure

Omri Ben-Shahar, economics, LSA (also professor of law, with tenure, Law School).

From associate professor without tenure to associate professor with tenure

David Blaauw, electrical engineering and computer science, CoE; Paul Dunlap, ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; Malcolm McCullough, architecture, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning (also associate professor of art, without tenure, School of Art & Design); Bradley Smith, art, School of Art & Design; Gary Smith, obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School (he also is associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology and associate professor of urology, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. B. Gregory Thompson Jr., neurosurgery, Medical School (he also holds an appointment as associate professor of otorhinolaryngology, without tenure, Medical School).

From assistant professor to associate professor with tenure

Jossianna Arroyo, Spanish, LSA; Kelly Askew, anthropology and Afroamerican and African studies, LSA; Carol Bardenstein, Arabic languages and cultures, LSA; Catherine Benamou, American culture-Latino/a studies and film and video studies, LSA; Dr. Caroline Blaum, internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Michael Cabana, pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School; Kenneth Cadigan, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, LSA; Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, health behavior and health education, SPH; John Carson, history, LSA; Rosario Ceballo, psychology and women's studies, LSA; Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, pathology, Medical School (also from assistant professor to associate professor of urology, without tenure, Medical School); Derek Collins, Greek and Latin, LSA; Colleen Conway, music education, School of Music; James Cook Jr., history and American studies, LSA; Anne Curzan, English language and literature, LSA (also from assistant professor to associate professor of education, without tenure, School of Education); Jorge Delva, social work, SSW; Hendrikus Derksen, mathematics, LSA; Edward Dimendberg, Germanic languages and literatures, and film and video studies, LSA, architecture, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning; David Ellsworth, plant ecophysiology, School of Natural Resources & Environment; Christopher Fenno, dentistry, School of Dentistry; Dr. Michael Fetters, family medicine, Medical School; Barry Fishman, education, School of Education; James Fitzgerald, medical education, Medical School; Dr. Robert Fontana, internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Stephen Gruber, internal medicine, Medical School (also from assistant professor to associate professor of human genetics, without tenure, Medical School, and from assistant professor to associate professor of epidemiology, without tenure, SPH); Zhong He, nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, CoE; Cory Hogaboam, pathology, Medical School; Megan Holmes, history of art, LSA; Nadine Hubbs, music (music theory), School of Music, and women's studies, LSA; Richard Hughes, orthopaedic surgery, Medical School (also assistant to associate professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, CoE); Alan Hunt, biomedical engineering, CoE; Dr. John Inadomi, internal medicine, Medical School; Roman Kapuscinski, operations and management science, Business School; Dr. Eve Kerr, internal medicine, Medical School; David Kohrman, otorhinolaryngology, Medical School (also from assistant professor to associate professor of human genetics, without tenure, Medical School); U+00C3U+0087agliyan Kurdak, physics, LSA; Jianming Li, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, LSA; Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, geological sciences, LSA; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, materials science and engineering, CoE; Michele Mitchell, history and Afroamerican and African studies, LSA; Jeffrey Morenoff, sociology, LSA (also being promoted to associate research scientist, Population Studies Center, ISR); Dr. Sayoko Moroi, ophthalmology and visual sciences, Medical School; Sean Morrison, internal medicine, Medical School (also from assistant professor to associate professor of cell and developmental biology, without tenure, Medical School); Brian Noble, electrical engineering and computer science, CoE; Carla O'Connor, education, School of Education; Dr. John Park, urology, Medical School; Mercedes Pascual, ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; Eileen Pollack, English language and literature, LSA; Ian Proops, philosophy, LSA; Janet Richards, Egyptology, LSA; Erik Ros Santos, music (composition), School of Music; Denise Sekaquaptewa, psychology, LSA; Dr. Yolanda Regina Smith, obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School; Joseph Trumpey, art, School of Art & Design; David Turner, biological chemistry, Medical School; Dr. Gilbert Upchurch Jr., surgery, Medical School; Derek Vaillant, communication studies, LSA; Nicholas Valentino, political science, LSA (also associate professor of communication studies, with tenure, LSA; Arthur Mfw. Verhoogt, papyrology and Greek, LSA; Johannes von Moltke, Germanic languages and literatures and film and video studies, LSA; Lucretia Monique Ward, psychology, LSA; Dr. John Thomas Wei, urology, Medical School; Silke-Maria Weineck, Germanic languages and literatures, LSA; James Wells, physics, LSA; Dr. Raymond Yung, internal medicine, Medical School.

From clinical professor to associate professor with tenure

Gretchen Spreitzer, management and organizations, Business School.

From assistant professor to associate professor without tenure

Kerwin Charles, economics, LSA (also associate professor of public policy, with tenure, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy); Dr. Steven Pipe, pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School.

U-M-Dearborn

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Kent Murray, geology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL); Rheta Rubenstein, from associate professor of mathematics to professor of mathematics education, CASL; Jing Zhao, mathematics, CASL.

From assistant professor to associate professor with tenure

Gabriella Eschrich, French, CASL; Georgina Hickey, history, CASL; Seong Hong, education, School of Education; Carolyn Kraus, communications and composition, CASL; Pamela McAuslan, psychology, CASL; Pravansu Mohanty, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science; Troy Murphy, communications, CASL; Jane Sheldon, psychology, CASL.

U-M-Flint

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Lauren Friesen, theatre and dance, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); Marva Furman, English, CAS; Seyed Mehdian, finance, School of Management; Steven Myers, biology, CAS; Steven Ralston, communication, CAS.

From assistant professor to associate professo with tenure

Kirk Aamot, music, CAS; Darryl Baird, art, CAS; Rose Casement, education, School of Education and Human Services; Donna Fry-Welch, physical therapy, School of Health Professions and Studies; Kristine Mulhorn, health care, School of Health Professions and Studies; Christopher Pearson, physics, CAS.

Administratively approved promotions of clinical faculty and primary research scientists

Neil Alexander, research professor, Institute of Gerontology; Dr. Margie Andreae, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Rosa Angulo-Barroso, research associate professor, Center for Human Growth and Development; Dr. H. Alexander Arts, clinical professor, Medical School; Dr. David Bach, clinical professor, Medical School; C. Raymond Bingham, research associate professor, Medical School; Dr. William Bria II, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Neal Clinthorne, research professor, Medical School; Dr. Wayne Cornblath, clinical professor, Medical School; Sandra Danziger, research professor, School of Public Policy; Jeffrey Evans, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Lorraine Fig, clinical professor, Medical School; Dr. Robert Gajarski, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Donald Giacherio, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Scott Gitlin, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Carlen Gomez, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Hilary Haftel, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Susan Hickenbottom, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Naohiro Inohara, research associate professor, Medical School; Edith Kieffer, research associate professor, School of Social Work; Ned Kirsch, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Kenneth Kollman, research professor, Institute for Social Research; Dr. Arno Kumagai, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Lori Lowe, clinical professor, Medical School; Dr. Sheila Marcus, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Karen Milner, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Daphna Oyserman, research professor, Institute for Social Research; Melody Lynn Racine, clinical associate professor, School of Music; Mary Rafter, clinical associate professor, School of Dentistry; Tami Remington, clinical associate professor, College of Pharmacy; Dr. David Rosen, clinical rofessor, Medical School; Mark Sanford Sillman, research professor, College of Engineering; Dr. Lyndon Su, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Susan Thomas, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Christopher Turner, clinical associate professor, Medical School; David Turner, research associate professor, Medical School; Deborah Wagner, clinical associate professor, College of Pharmacy; Dr. William Weitzel, clinical associate professor, Medical School; Dr. Guohua Xi, research associate professor, Medical School.

Regents approve faculty promotions

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